Ford Unclassified MOT reliability

Ford Unclassifieds passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 2,401 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

2,401

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

160 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 15,086 (most between 9,077 and 21,467).

2021: 60% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (2.5%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.3%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.3%)

2021 petrol

25 MOTs

These figures come from 25 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 15,738 (most between 10,727 and 27,372).

2021: 43% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 95% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2021 ga

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 31,418 (most between 25,608 and 58,363).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2021 hybrid

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 22,062 (most between 14,183 and 39,359).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Unclassifieds fail

Lights & electrics

8.1%

Brakes

3.1%

Visibility & wipers

1.9%

Wheels & tyres

1.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.6%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.